When I was younger
I was visiting my Aunt in Yorkshire (Appletreewick, if anyone is from there?). Those visits inspired a lifelong love of the beautiful countryside up there, hoping to get up there more often now I have a tourer.

Anyway, back then was before I'd gotten into bikes with engines. Instead I had my latest birthday present: a 10 speed racing bicycle. Even had a weird plastic thing on the back wheel, I was the dogs bollocks on that thing!

One afternoon I'd ridden down some god-forsaken track as usual, and stopped for a rest. It was so incredible, being let of the leash like that for the first time. Sadly hysteria over paediatricians etc means kids now don't get it. I'm grateful my parents were so liberal (or maybe lazy). But there I was, miles from anyone. No-one to tell me off for being loud, or running round, or climbing trees. I was so excited, I bellowed my name into the valley:

"ROGER WAS 'ERE!"

Next thing this 2ft high fella pops out behind a rock, and within hours I was king of some Norwegian trolls and about to go fight a fucking Bargest. Beats the pants off the famous five!
( Greenbat, Tue 24 May 2011, 22:57, 4 replies)

That gets a click
for the use of 'bargest'
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Tue 24 May 2011, 23:30, closed)

ROGER AND THE ROTTENTROLLS!
God I loved that show. Nobody else remembers it but me...Jim Jam Yahah!
(bobman500 enjoys a grope as much as the next fella, Wed 25 May 2011, 8:26, closed)

Did wonder if someone would remember them
We had a CD book thingy of them, loved it. Though the bargest bit was pretty scary to a ten year old
( Greenbat, Wed 25 May 2011, 12:47, closed)

My dad's family are from West Yorkshire...
And we saw them filming R&TR on a trip to Brimham Rocks. Always loved that show! Have a click for nostalgia.
(Sir Itchalot has a very self-referential signature, Wed 25 May 2011, 18:28, closed)